KENTUCKY TELECOM ASSOCIATION - Key Persons


Allison Willoughby

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • GM / CEO, Brandenburg Telecom

Bill Grigsby

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • GM / CEO, Thacker - Grigsby Communications

Doug Updegraff

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • GM / President, Bluegrass Network

Greg Hale

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • GM / CEO, LTC Connect

James Campbell

Job Titles:
  • President of the Board of Directors

Jeff Eaton

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • GM / CEO, South Central Rural Telecom Cooperative

Johnny McClanahan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • GM / CEO, North Central Telephone Cooperative

Karen Furman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • GM / CEO, WK & T

Karen Hensley

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • GM / CEO, Ballard Telephone Cooperative

Keith Gabbard

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • GM / CEO, Peoples Rural Telephone Cooperative

Mark Patterson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • GM / CEO, Highland Telephone Cooperative

Mike Johnson - Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Secretary
  • Treasurer

Ruth Conley

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • GM / CEO, Foothills Communications

Shayne Ison

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • GM / CEO, Mountain Telephone

Tom Preston

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • GM / CEO, Duo Broadband

Tyler Campbell

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director
  • Executive Director of the Kentucky Rural Broadband Association
Tyler Campbell has served as Executive Director of the Kentucky Rural Broadband Association since 2015. Over the past 10 years, he has represented Kentucky's rural broadband providers in Frankfort, serving as the chief lobbyist and spokesperson for KYRBA. Tyler manages the daily operations of the association, including advocacy, membership engagement, communications and events. Prior to leading KYRBA, Tyler served in government affairs and communications roles with the Kentucky League of Cities, Commerce Lexington Inc. and the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. With seventeen (17) years of government affairs experience, Tyler is passionate about representing Kentucky's rural broadband providers in front of lawmakers at the federal, state and local levels of government. He currently serves as Vice Chairman of the NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association Government Affairs Committee, an at-large member of the NTCA Rural Broadband PAC Board of Directors, and a Board Member of the Kentucky Society of Association Executives. Tyler is a past graduate of Leadership Kentucky and previously served as the Chairman of the National Council of State Telecom Association Executives. Professionally, Tyler has been recognized as NTCA Rural Broadband PAC Director of the Year as well as Executive of the Year from the Kentucky Society of Association Executives. He resides in Georgetown, KY with his wife and two children.